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>> i think what happened with the civil rights movement was people were into that kind of protesting, and that was a very effective way to make great television, but what were the next steps? when change is always slow what were the next steps? so the next generation wanted to be more proactive. and i think what comes out of california along the lines of police harassment and brutality, the racial profiling is the panthers, and they decide to have guns -- which were legal to have, to defend their rights and communities, and again that is something that catapulted into this context of young people wants to change the world and make at it more just world. >> michael: i want to play another clip from the movie. let's take a look. >> there were unmarked cars parked across the street and i knew this was the fine and we were under surveillance. how many hundreds of black women with big afros were stopped on suspicious of being angela davis. >> michael: you look at the stop and fisk policies it seems like much hasn't changed, has it? >> well, i don't know if that is the case, but there's sti
>> i think what happened with the civil rights movement was people were into that kind of protesting, and that was a very effective way to make great television, but what were the next steps? when change is always slow what were the next steps? so the next generation wanted to be more proactive. and i think what comes out of california along the lines of police harassment and brutality, the racial profiling is the panthers, and they decide to have guns -- which were legal to have, to...
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it was true going back to civil rights. then of course after 9/11 and after any terrorist attack there is a certain element within the republican party and conservative movement that is going to rise up and say see we have to cut off immigration. we have to do this, we have to do that. you know, it's how they play. it's how they play, and it's how they get votes. but i think it's pretty much a minority opinion in this instance. >> john: it certainly made everyone forget senator marco rubio's 47 appearances on sunday's talk shows. thank you for your excellent piece and thank you as always for your insight. >> always a pleasure to come on. >> john: great to have you thank you. wtf america coming up with one of the most wtf states, florida because sometimes it's just too easy. don't go away. >>we'll do our best to carry the flag from 6 to 9 every morning. >> john: welcome back. this week our continuing wtf america series takes a look at florida where ron king of the police department was fired after he was discovered conductin
it was true going back to civil rights. then of course after 9/11 and after any terrorist attack there is a certain element within the republican party and conservative movement that is going to rise up and say see we have to cut off immigration. we have to do this, we have to do that. you know, it's how they play. it's how they play, and it's how they get votes. but i think it's pretty much a minority opinion in this instance. >> john: it certainly made everyone forget senator marco...
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standing up for some kind of weak civil rights plank in the democratic platform and you have strom thurmond walk out and create the dixiecrats, starting then, it didn't start in the '60s, you had this tension where the party was starting to come apart. there is no way to deny the impact of the moves we made on race in the '60s. johnson signed the voting rights act in august of '65. one week later los angeles erupted in riots. they were able to almost say doing too much, too soon, brought about this explosion rather than we did too little, too late for so many years letting those problems first. but the republicans became very, very smart about dividing us racially and also sort of saying government can't help. government tries to get involved it often does the wrong thing. that, i think that even haunts us with the guns. >> john: why is it so hard to work the other way? why didn't democrats divide and conquer the same? g.o.p. has three masters, the wall street trickle down guys, the conservative christians and the guys who really like tom clancy books. why is it so hard with christians and
standing up for some kind of weak civil rights plank in the democratic platform and you have strom thurmond walk out and create the dixiecrats, starting then, it didn't start in the '60s, you had this tension where the party was starting to come apart. there is no way to deny the impact of the moves we made on race in the '60s. johnson signed the voting rights act in august of '65. one week later los angeles erupted in riots. they were able to almost say doing too much, too soon, brought about...
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just like the civil rights movement. people need to see what those guns do. >> bill: yeah, well, i think without seeing too much of graphic photos from inside the school, i think the american people know what those guns do and i think the american people see what happened at sandy hook and the american people want some action. joey's right. these senators just have their hands out for the campaign contributions from the gun lobby. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." compelling true stories. >> jack, how old are you? >> nine. >> this is what 27 tons of marijuana looks like. (vo) with award winning documentaries that take you inside the headlines, way (vo) from the underworld, to the world of privilege. >> everyone in michael jackson's life was out to use him. (vo) no one brings you more documentaries that are real, gripping, current. >> announcer: chatting with you live at current.com/billpress. this is the "bill press show." live on your radio and current tv. >> bill: how about it on this thursday morning 33 min
just like the civil rights movement. people need to see what those guns do. >> bill: yeah, well, i think without seeing too much of graphic photos from inside the school, i think the american people know what those guns do and i think the american people see what happened at sandy hook and the american people want some action. joey's right. these senators just have their hands out for the campaign contributions from the gun lobby. >> announcer: this is the "bill press...
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this is a civil rights issue. the gun nuts culminate about their rights. that little boy at sandy hook school who got his jawbone blown off and his mother insisted on an open casket had civil rights, too. the first of which is safety in his person. so did his classmates and teachers and the hundreds and thousands of victims, a train of corpses that could stretch around the world silenced in life and silenced again yesterday by mitch mcconnell and 45 other people who have a little bit of those victims' blood splattered on their hands. they will be heard from yet. thank you michael tomasky. [ applause ] >> stephanie: you know what? we're watching you. i'm just saying. i'm doing it again. ♪ god is watching us ♪ >> this bill is a clear overreach that will predominantly punish and harass our neighbors our friends and our families. so to protect the right of law-abiding citizens of the commonwealth of kentucky and other states, i will oppose and vote against s649. ♪ god is watching us ♪ >> we're trying to take it to the violent criminal rather than takin
this is a civil rights issue. the gun nuts culminate about their rights. that little boy at sandy hook school who got his jawbone blown off and his mother insisted on an open casket had civil rights, too. the first of which is safety in his person. so did his classmates and teachers and the hundreds and thousands of victims, a train of corpses that could stretch around the world silenced in life and silenced again yesterday by mitch mcconnell and 45 other people who have a little bit of those...
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. >> stephanie: the miranda rights not being read right away -- clearly that was an emergency. perhaps i'm not as versed of my civil liberties as i should be. >> in danger of being punted. >> stephanie: exactly. >> talking to you sorority girl. >> stephanie: kevin in dc. welcome. >> caller: good morning. what a sight for sore eyes as always. i mean you're a sight for sore eyes -- >> stephanie: sure. all right. thank you. >> caller: sorry. it's early what do you want? [ laughter ] >> stephanie: uh-huh. >> caller: i was calling kind of in frustration. does everything have to be political? the boston tragedy, what has hand to those poor people i'm still horrified about it. but the caller that called you the day after and tried to ridiculously compare it to bush and the official that was babbled about the [ inaudible ] that had an ak 15. are these people human? how do we get to this point? i'm not all saying all democrats or liberals or progressives whatever you want to call it all have halos over their head but it appears to me we are not as reactionary as they are. there doesn't
. >> stephanie: the miranda rights not being read right away -- clearly that was an emergency. perhaps i'm not as versed of my civil liberties as i should be. >> in danger of being punted. >> stephanie: exactly. >> talking to you sorority girl. >> stephanie: kevin in dc. welcome. >> caller: good morning. what a sight for sore eyes as always. i mean you're a sight for sore eyes -- >> stephanie: sure. all right. thank you. >> caller: sorry. it's...
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the background check a dastardly attack on civil liberties. >> stephanie: interesting stuff. >> more than 30,000 americans i don't in gun violence every year compared to the 17 who died last year in terrorist attacks. >> stephanie: i don't know if you've seen this on facebook. picture of dzhokhar. >> stephanie: it is like a batman movie. cone heads and batman are melding in my head. so yes, there is a picture of him. the guy in the hospital. became an american citizen on september 11th, 2012, let's pass the immigration bill. somebody posted yeah, about that. adam lanza born a u.s. citizen catholic caucasian slaughtered 26. jared loughner, slaughtered six wounded 12 tucson. james holmes, born a u.s. citizen, slaughtered 12 in aurora. klebold, both caucasians, wounded 24, columbine. eric rudolph christian caucasian, slaughtered two. tim mcveigh born a u.s. citizen, roman catholic, slaughtered 168, wounded over 800 in oklahoma city. >> will they stop at nothing? >> stephanie: perhaps we should leave nationality and ethnicity out of it, okay? okay? >> then the sikhs get attacked because
the background check a dastardly attack on civil liberties. >> stephanie: interesting stuff. >> more than 30,000 americans i don't in gun violence every year compared to the 17 who died last year in terrorist attacks. >> stephanie: i don't know if you've seen this on facebook. picture of dzhokhar. >> stephanie: it is like a batman movie. cone heads and batman are melding in my head. so yes, there is a picture of him. the guy in the hospital. became an american citizen on...